Fans of Olympic athletes from Russia during the Olympics-2018 in Pyeongchang tried to take away the flags with the image of Vladimir Lenin. The incident occurred at the competitions in cross-country skiing, and the fans from the Russian Federation eventually had to leave the stadium.

Volunteers asked the Russians to give up the flag with communist symbols, which is banned at the 2018 Olympics because of relations between South Korea and the DPRK, the newspaper writes.. Ru. Citizens of the Russian Federation, in turn, refused the request of the organizers and were deported from the arena.

"That's how the Russians pinch. Do not give a normal cheer. These flags are not forbidden, we read the rules and asked the Russian volunteers, "- commented one of the fans.

As previously reported, during the biathlon competitions at the Olympics in Pyeongchang, Russian fans were forced to remove the Russian flag.

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